Salon International is the most stimulating and creative place you can be in 2011. With over 200 exhibitors, a multitude of top creative teams, plus a host of leading industry gurus, it’s the perfect place for anyone who’s serious about hairdressing – so you better book your tickets now! The Hair Show will continue to be at the heart of the event, where a wide array of exhibitors, from world-renowned super brands, to small, entrepreneurial enterprises, will come together to share their products and services with you. As always, demos and presentations will be the order of the day, with free live stages.

VIDAL SASSOON THE MOVIE is a true rags-to-riches tale, tracing Sassoon’s path from a London orphanage to international success and celebrity. Producer Michael Gordon, founder of hair care company Bumble and bumble, first set out to document Vidal’s life in a richly visual book about icons in the world of hairdressing. What started as an 80th birthday tribute to Sassoon became a movie when Gordon brought on director Craig Teper. While chronicling the fashion, style and social revolutions of the 1960s, VIDAL SASSOON THE MOVIE shows how Sassoon revolutionized the world of hair with his pioneering, geometric, Bauhaus-inspired styles and “wash and wear” philosophy, literally changing the way women look and cut their hair today.

Inspired the vibe of New York’s Studio 54 – home to the rich, the famous and the fashionistas of the 1980s – Allen Ruiz pushed the boundaries of disco fever to create these double take looks, styled loud and proud to take first place in the fashion stakes.

The French cosmetics maker has released its second quarter sales revealing that trading was down in Eastern Europe and North America due to less consumer demand. Sales between April and June reached €4.64bn showing a 4.6 per cent increase on last year, but under the expected growth rate, particularly after a strong first quarter. The biggest slowdown came in Eastern Europe, having recorded a slight growth in this region in the first quarter, reported sales tumbled 8.2 per cent. This has been attributed to the fact that consumer confidence and market dynamism have proved more difficult than expected, particularly in mass-market and the pharmacy channel.Furthermore, in this zone, the cosmetics giant claims the launch phasing tends to be focused on the final months of the year.